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William J. Litteral of Big Clifty was charged with Menacing, second degree Disorderly Conduct, first degree Fleeing or Evading Police, and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon following his arrest Monday.

The Grayson County Sheriff’s Office says a resident called the sheriff’s office at approximately 1 p.m. on February 19 in order to have officers trespass someone from their property. Deputies were also alerted about a man reportedly standing on Morrison Road in Big Clifty holding a gun and threatening people.

After arriving on scene, deputies were informed by a passing motorist that a man was walking down the road carrying a gun. Deputies located the suspect, later identified as Litteral, and activated their vehicle’s lights and siren. Litteral then reportedly drew the weapon to his side and continued walking away from the deputies.

The sheriff’s office says Litteral was given multiple commands to drop the weapon, but he continued walking. After continued negotiations, Litteral eventually put the gun on the ground, but refused to move away from it. After more commands went unanswered, a deputy deployed his TASER, and Litteral was taken into custody. He was lodged in the Grayson County Detention Center.

A fire in Hodgenville resulted in a man’s arrest.

The Hodgenville Police Department was the first agency on the scene Monday morning for a reported structure fire at a residence on the 400 block of Campbellsville Road. Upon arrival shortly after 4:30 a.m., responding officers saw a garage on the property was on fire and alerted the Hodgenville Fire Department.

The fire spread from the garage to an adjacent trailer on the same property. Surrounding homes were also damaged in the blaze. The two structures that caught fire directly were deemed a total loss.

Nobody was located at the property at the time of the fire and no injuries were reported. The HPD says the investigation eventually revealed that Jimmy Puckett, the property’s resident, started the fire, and told officers he “set the fire in order to go to jail.”

The investigation into the incident is ongoing. Puckett was lodged in the LaRue County Detention Center on a Second Degree Arson charge.